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Ralph Wyckoff,
(9 Aug 1897 - 3 Nov 1994)
American crystallographer who as a pioneer in the field, was among the first to use apply the technique to biological substances.
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Science Quotes by Ralph Wyckoff, (1 quote)
There have, however, always been men of high and disciplined spirituality who have insisted on their direct experience of something greater than themselves. Their conviction of the reality of a spiritual life apart from and transcending the life of the body may not lend itself to scientific proof or disproof; nevertheless the remarkable transformation in personality seen in those who rightfully lay claim to such experience is as objective as tomorrow's sunrise. Millions of lesser men draw strength from the contacts they can make through prayer and meditation with this aspect of the inner life.
— Ralph Wyckoff,
at a convention of scientists in 1967 at the University of Notre Dame
See also:
- 9 Aug - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Wyckoff's birth.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
